Lily Ann  ·  Her Horses

Rhoslyn

Dark Bay Hanoverian Warmblood  ·  Young Horse  ·  The Future

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Hanoverian Breed
Dark Bay Color
16.3h Height
3 Years Old Age
Prospect Hunters · Jumpers · Eq

The beginning

Started from scratch.
Ready for everything.

Some horses you buy ready. Some you build from the ground up. Rhoslyn is the second kind — and in the hands of Lily Ann and Charlotte Kavanaugh, that is exactly where the most exciting stories start.

Rhoslyn is a dark bay Hanoverian Warmblood mare, standing sixteen and three hands tall — nearly a full hand bigger than Amy, with a frame built to do serious work for many years to come. She is three years old, barely started under saddle, and already she has a quality about her that makes experienced horsewomen stop and take notice.

In the summer of 2025, Lily and Charlotte took on the challenge of breaking Rhoslyn from scratch — teaching her to accept a rider, to move forward from the leg, to trust the hand, and to begin finding the language that only a horse and her person can build together. Starting a young warmblood is one of the most demanding and delicate jobs in equestrian sport. There are no shortcuts. There is only patience, feel, and time. Lily has all three.

Rhoslyn — young Hanoverian mare

Bloodlines

Luvem N’ Leavem Dam
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Ribaldi Sire

Ribaldi is among the most celebrated warmblood stallions of his generation — renowned for producing offspring with extraordinary elasticity of movement, exceptional scope over a fence, and the kind of trainable, intelligent character that makes a horse a true partner. His offspring inherit a naturally light frame with powerful hindquarters, a combination that produces both the effortless float of a top hunter and the power of a serious jumper. Rhoslyn carries those qualities unmistakably. At 16.3 hands she has the frame to grow into, the engine to carry a rider over anything, and the bloodlines to back up the promise.

Rhoslyn jumping in the arena

First jump. First show. First ribbon.

“She is barely three years old. She has barely been under saddle for a season. And she is already jumping like she has been doing it her whole life.”

Rhoslyn at her stall door

Her character

She runs to the gate every
time she hears Lily coming.

The best young horses don’t just have talent — they have personality. And Rhoslyn has it in abundance. She is bubbly, expressive, and unabashedly social. She loves attention the way only a confident, happy horse can. She wants to know what is happening, who is walking past her barn aisle, and whether any of it involves her.

When Lily arrives at the barn, Rhoslyn knows. Before the door swings open, before the footsteps reach the barn aisle, Rhoslyn is already at the gate. She has been waiting. Horses who choose their people that clearly are telling you something important — and Rhoslyn has chosen Lily completely.

That bond matters more than any pedigree. A young horse who trusts her rider learns faster, tries harder, and goes further. Rhoslyn’s willingness to let Lily in — to be started, to be shaped, to be taught — is the foundation on which an exceptional partnership is being built.

Bold and confident — natural braveness over fences
Bubbly, curious, and eager for attention
Strong bond with Lily built through the breaking process
16.3h — exceptional scope and reach for the future
Intelligent learner — advances quickly and retains well

In the ring

Her first show.

Young Horse Show
Fall 2025
Ridden by Lily Ann  ·  First competitive outing
Young Horse Jumping
1st Place
Young Horse Flat
3rd Place

Young horse classes are judged not on perfection, but on potential — the quality of the gaits, the ease over the fence, the temperament and rideability that hint at what a horse will become. Winning a jumping class in your very first show, barely months after being broken, is not something that happens by accident. It is the result of exceptional natural talent meeting a rider who knew exactly how to bring it out.

What comes next

A prospect worth watching.

Rhoslyn is three years old. She has been under saddle for less than a year. She has been to one show. And she is already placing first in jumping against other young horses.

The math, as they say, is straightforward. A 16.3-hand Hanoverian mare by Ribaldi, with three white socks, a kind eye, and a natural braveness over fences, started by a rider with Lily’s feel and Charlotte’s experience — is a horse that will go as far as they choose to take her.

Hunters, jumpers, equitation — she has the scope, the movement, and the mind for any of it. She is still growing into that big, beautiful body of hers. But the engine is already there. The willingness is already there. And the partnership with Lily is already there. The only question is how high they decide to aim.

Hunters
Show Jumping
Equitation
Young Horse
“She is barely started, and already she is extraordinary. Give her time. Give her Lily. Watch what happens.”
Rhoslyn  ·  Dark Bay Hanoverian  ·  Lily’s horse for the future
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